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AGENDA ITEM # 9A
DECEMBER 11, 2006
December 4, 2006
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the Commission
FROM: Jim Hans
City Manager
SUBJECT: City Manage s Report
Donation of Bicycles; the City Police Department has traditionally cleaned out the inventory of
abandoned bicycles in early December of each year and the ones in the best of condition are
~"' donated to the needy. This year, city staff at the Donner Pazk Community Center will be
distributing the bicycles. Those rest of the bicycles that are not in a good state of repair are then
disposed of.
Beach Li~htin~ Survey; the City of Jacksonville recently completed a lighting survey of beach
. front azeas as a condition of the most recent renourishment project. The report was prepared by
'" Geomaz Environmental Consultants Inc. of Cocoa, Florida and is dated October 1, 2006. The
study found that "Overall, the night lighting survey showed very good. compliance by beach front
residences with local directives to minimize lighting that could impact sea turtle hatchlings...the
~"" Atlantic Beach and southern portion of the Jacksonville Beach survey areas were very dark when
compared to other developed beach fronts and should support sea turtle nesting with minimal or
no impact." A list of lights visible from the beach was included in the appendix for each of the
three Duval beach cities. The greatest number of lights visible from our beach were from either
the Sea Turtle Hotel or the streetlights at the end of the beach end access points. Representatives
of the design team preparing the plans for the Sea Turtle remodeling project were provided with
~. a copy of the list and indicated that they would incorporate changes to the lighting with their
upcoming remodeling project. 'The Jacksonville Electric Authority was also contacted with a
request to install shielding on the beach front streetlights. City staff will again send letters to
each beach front property owner just before sea turtle nesting season and those houses that had
specific notations in the study appendix will be provided this individual information along with
their normal letter.